International Scientific Workshop III – Legal Challenges of Disruptive Technologies: From AI to Quantum - Program

International Scientific Workshop III – Legal Challenges of Disruptive Technologies: From AI to Quantum - Program

  • 8:30 - 9:00: Welcome & Registration
  • 9:00 - 9:10 Official Opening

Roman Bieda, Kozminski University

  • 9:10 - 11:30: Keynote Speakers

prof. Giovanni Maria Riccio, University of Salerno prof. Guido Smorto, University of Palermo dr hab. Agnieszka Grzelak, Kozminski University prof. Vagelis Papakonstantinou, Vrije Universiteit Brussel prof. Sujitha Subramanian, University of Liverpool

  • 11:30 - 11:45: Break
  • 11:45 - 13:00: Room D310 — Panel 1:Data Sovereignty Across Borders

Chair: dr hab. Agnieszka Grzelak, prof ALK Kozminski University Michał Czerniawski, Vrije Universiteit Brussel — Administrative power and the limits of GDPR extraterritoriality: a case based analysis Salome Rtveladze Georg-August-Universität Göttingen — Beyond 'Solely Automated': Indirect AI Decision-Making as a Threat to Article 22 GDPR and Digital Sovereignty Marcin Rojszczak, Gdańsk University — When Electronic Surveillance Meets AI: Rethinking Law Beyond Data Collection

  • 13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH
  • 14:00 - 15:30 - Room D310 — Panel 2: Copyright Boundaries in Generative AI

Chair: prof. Giovanni Maria Riccio, University of Salerno Karolina Wilamowska, Gdańsk University — From TDM Exceptions to AI Governance: The Role of Copyright Law in Regulating Data Access for Artificial Intelligence Yichen Zhang, University of Liverpool — “Lawfully Accessible”: From a Threshold Condition in Article 4 CDSM Directive to an AI-Training Compliance Standard Gal Forer, UC Berkeley School of Law — AI-Generated Outputs and Unfair Competition: Examples from China and the United States Anna Nowak, Kozminski University — The Limits of the TDM Exception and AI Model Training – Towards a Reform of Article 4 of Directive 2019/790 (CDSM) Q&A Session or

  • 14:00 - 15:30 - Room D301 — Panel 3: AI and the Evolution of Legal Practice

Chair: Efrain Fandino Lopez Dominika Bychawska-Siniarska, Gdańsk University — Testing Legal Reasoning in Large Language Models: Minimal Intrusion, Data Retention, and Justification in AI Systems Maciej Tąkiel, University of Warsaw, Maciej Kacymirow — Lawyer in the Loop: Digital Sovereignty of the Legal Profession in the Age of Generative AI Margarita Maria Fandiño López — The Role of the Civil Law Notary in Securing Digital Identity Sovereignty Mariusz Krzysztofek, Kujawy and Pomorze University — AI in Judicial Decision Making: Black Box Risks, Automation Bias, and Bias Propagation under the AI Act Q&A Session

  • 15:30- 15:45 - Break
  • 15:45 - 17:15 Room D310 — Panel 4: The Architecture of Digital Power: Decentralization, AI, and Dependency

Chair: Anna Wyszecka, Kozminski University Aleksandra Wolniak, Koźmiński University — Value-Sensitive Design as a Methodology for Addressing Legal and Ethical Challenges of AI in Healthcare Antonello Palasciano, University of Teramo — Disruptive by Design: AI Generated Identity, Behavioural Dependency, and the Comparative Legal Response Rosalba Potenzano, University of Palermo — Designing Dependency: Legal Challenges in Protecting Minors from Social Media Addiction Q&A Session or

  • 15:45 - 17:15 Room D301 - Panel 5: The Legal Challenges of Digital Conflicts

Chair: Prof. Maria Esmeralda Bucalo, University of Palermo Pavlo Burdiak, Palacký University Olomouc — AI-Based Content Governance in International Armed Conflicts: Challenges and Insights from Wartime Ukraine Mindaugas Jakutavicius, Vilnius University — Algorithmic Fog of War. Data Noise and the Limits of International Humanitarian Law in Modern Warfare Efrain Fandiño López - Colombia’s 2026 Elections and the Legal Challenges of Artificial Intelligence Q&A Session Rafał Prabucki, University of Silesia in Katowice — Public Administration as a Target of AI-Enabled Attacks: Legal and Governance Challenges

  • 20:00 Gala Dinner

Day2

  • 10:00 - 10:15: Keynote Speaker: Malak Trabelsi Loeb
  • 10:15 - 11:30 Room D310 — Panel 6: Quantum Futures and Legal Governance

Chair: Malak Trabelsi Loeb Pola Filipowicz — Early‐Stage Quantum Governance: Poland in the Context of EU and OECD Frameworks Urszula Mazurek, Kozminiski University — Quantum Sensing in Outer Space: Space Law and State Responsibility in the Era of Emerging Quantum Technologies Monika Majnert, Kozminiski University — Quantum AI and the Future of AI Regulation Q&A Session

  • 11:30 – 11:45 Coffee Break
  • 11:45 – 13:15 Room D310 — Panel 7: Building Trust in AI Health Data Systems

Chair: dr Michał Czerniawski, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Laura Centeno Casado, University of Murcia, CSIC — The EU AI Act and the secondary use of health data within the European Health Data Space: legal boundaries and compliance mechanisms for data users. Malwina Anna Wójcik-Suffia, University of Milan — Square pegs in round holes? Synthetic data in the European Health Data Space ecosystem Sabire Sanem Yilmaz and Lyazid Drissi Yahyaoui Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies —Beyond current administrative labels in omics: Introducing Independent Auditing through AI-Driven Omics Data Space (AODS) Q&A Session or

  • 11:45 – 13:15 Room D301 — Panel 8: The Algorithmic Economy: Labour, Markets
  • and Competition

Chair: Margarita Maria Fandiño López Monika Latos-Miłkowska, Koźmiński University — Employees' Autonomy and AI Use in the Workplace Anna Wyszecka, Koźmiński University —The European Business Wallet concept as a guarantee of the sovereignty of companies in the EU Nam Phuong Ngo, University of Liverpool — iMessage ColourCoding and the Assessment of Choice under Article 102 TFEU Emmanuel Gardounis, Catholic University of Lille — The rise of algorithmic collusion: A zone of legal uncertaintly disrupting the foundations of competition law Q&A Session

  • 13:15 - 14:15 - Lunch
  • 14:15 - 15:45 Room D310 — Panel 9: Rights, Identity, and Decision-Making in Data-Driven Societies

Chair: Roman Bieda, Kozminski University Michela Falcone and Denise Schlipfinger, University of Salerno — Post-Mortem Data and Digital Inheritance: A Comparative Analysis within the European Union José Miguel Diéguez Rodríguez, University of Murcia — The lost opportunity of UNESCO Guidelines Kamile Türkoğlu Üstün, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University — Digital Sovereignty and the Transformation of Administrative Authority in Algorithmic Governance Q&A Session

  • 15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break
  • 16:00 – 17:30 Room D310 — Panel 10: Liability Challenges in AI Driven Legal Relations

Chair: Monika Latos-Miłkowska, Koźmiński University Maciej Wielogórski, SWPS University — Two Systems, One Problem: Civil Liability for AI-Caused Damage Under the EU AI Act and the Chinese Civil Code. A Comparative Study Gabriele Suffia, University of Bologna — The Operational Word: Agentic AI, Digital Sovereignty, and the Legal Implications of Human-Agent Communication Kamil Szpyt, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University — Beyond Risk Transfer: AI as a Structural Disruptor in Cyber Risk Insurance. Legal and Regulatory Challenges Q&A Session and Closing Discussion

  • 17:30 Closing Remarks